The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-24
HONORING COL. DICKINSON.
BdNQUETED ar THE ARM0RY E4sr
NIGHT By THE zTH RECT. OFFICERS.

The Colonel Presented wiki uiana md
Ring Behalf OF the Oaseers-Tae
Boys Put in their Ante and Sara
Scoops the Pot.
The reception oem at the Fourth Rcct
ment Armory was pretty thoroughly occn-
pied by two long tables, covered with spot
less table cloths and set with all the para
ticularity of detail for which Morrow, Day
& Co. areso well and favorsbly known, It
was the occasion of dinner rendered to
Colonel Samuel d. Dickinson by the off,
GERS and non-ecm missioned staff of the
Fourth Regiment, IN honor OF tie eigh-
teenth anniversary of his connection VITA
the regiment and the second ef his
eltc tien as colonel Covers were spread
for about city, and the number present did
not fall much short of that. The tables
were arranged ia "T" shape, the head of
tie table being occupied by Brigadier GEN
eral Steele, with Col. Dickinson, Lieut..
Col. Wanser and Captain Mason to his
right, and Colonel Parker, Major Aber-
nethy and Lieut. Smith TO his left. Around
the festive board were congregated City
Collector Love, Captain Bush, Qlartelmas-
ter Graf. Captain Graham, Lieutenants
Aymsr, NodyRe. Steele, Nodemeyer, Cole-
grove, Russell, Babeock and Dilloway,
Drum Major Brownlee, Sergeant Msjor
Clements, General Guides Moore and
ONeiIl, Bagler Walton, Commissary Ser
geant Biederhase. Sergeant Bauer, Hes pi-
tel Steward Fountain, Captains FL RING
and Dowd, Judge Warren. Assistant Sur
geon Morris, Judge Advocate Captain
Briggs, a djatant GVrs riin and Judge Stil
sing. The boys wsS> sill in fatigue AMI
form. The inner man was more than s.tis-
fed with the following:
Fricassed oysters. Sherry. AmontiIladc.
Fiilet de boeuf. With mushrooms santeEne-
Potato eroQuetts.
Cold roast turkey. eurTant jelly Champagne.
Cold tongue. Cold ham. Lobster salad.
DESERT.
EeapdliiRhice cream. Wine jslly, Charlotte d
Russo.
grapes Oranges. Coffee. Cognac.
After the AFieId de Boerlf," &C., had
had been served Mayor. Abernethy rose in
his place and handing Gen. Steele q small
package said: Seen. Steele, I hereby
deputise you to perform apleasant dHty.
The package was in the shape of q box con-
tanning d beautiful diamond ring presented
to Col. Dickinson BY the members Of his
staff and the non-co nmissloned Oil sers Of
the regiment. Gen Steele, who was IL
civilian dress, began by making apology for
the absence of his uniform, saying tkab hs
had been moving all day, with his fsaIly,
to naekensaek, and he considered himself
lacky in having even the clothes he wore
on his back He referred TO the high
standing and rapid progress il the
regiment of Colonel Dickinson,
and said he did not want to see the
| day in the near future when he would
rise any higher in military circles,
| as that wonld mean for HIM to step down
ana out AS Brigadier- G eneral He said he
did not see why this time was selected as
an occasion for a testimonial, as it was in
Lonor of Col. Diekinson's eighteenth year
as member of the regiment. Tegtino-
malls, ne said, generally go BY five, ten, fl
| teen or twenty years. Well, that's all
right" put in the handsome Colonel,
ssdon't eighteen and two MAKE twenty
| General Steele said he hadn't thought of
that. Containing, General Steele said that
| in making the choice OF gift the boys had
selected something after the Cotonel's
| style-chaste--a and, handing the gift TO the
recipient, he concluded. g Aay yoa always
| live in the memory and hearts Of your Esl-
| lew.meR."
| In response Colonel Dickinson said For
| this very costly token of your friendship
have 10 return my thanks. I cannot say
| his testimonial of your esteem Is unex-
| pected. for the matter WAS broaehed to
me several weeks ago BY presenting me
| with his beautiful git yen have turned
into reality something that 1 have often
| spoken of as q joke, which was that the
most substantial testimonial you could give
| me was diamond ring. You have all seea
the ente and come IN, SO | will have to
scoop the pet. have the best
hand next to straight husa-duamonus.
You must take anything General Steele
says about me with big grain OF allow
ance, for he is just as kelly to say mean as
good things about me- 1t was only q few
weeks ago, in Trenton, when he said s1b-
Iicly that mad served three years in the
Assembly, which was one year too long for
the good of the State. would like to in
quire, in this connection, if the two year
ule &pplies to militlamen as we'll as states
men. But LOOK upon this gift as desire
on the part of the Regiment that | stay With
them, thereby indefinitely pastp oning the
promotion of Major Abernethy. In con
clusion have only to say that if have woA
your appreciation ia the past, / viii en-
deavor to retain it in the future. The
affair Nas 10 charge of this Com Mittsa;
Major Bu5h Il. Abernethy, Char nan,
I. o ain AbraEa p. Bush, staff; First Lieut
| 8 nj III Gersrain, Ss.ff; Flrss Liz ugenani
| Asbcrt o. Smith, SsaK; GAptain Iyn. B.
/ Asssa; Co f; Captain Fred rick w. lex
JIG, CO. d; Captain ehrles VI. Dswa,
E'Cs nqany 4.